Artist
Sergeant Louis R. Lowery, USMC (American, 1916–1987)American, 1916–1987
CultureAmerican
Titles
- First Flag Raising on Mt. Suribachi
DateFebruary, 1945
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 5/8 × 7 3/4 in. (24.4 × 19.7 cm)
Sheet: 9 15/16 × 8 1/16 in. (25.3 × 20.4 cm)
Frame (outer): 20 3/8 × 16 3/8 × 1 1/2 in. (51.8 × 41.7 × 3.8 cm)
Sheet: 9 15/16 × 8 1/16 in. (25.3 × 20.4 cm)
Frame (outer): 20 3/8 × 16 3/8 × 1 1/2 in. (51.8 × 41.7 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alan Lloyd Paris
Object number2013.648
Not on view
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![Passing a dead Jap [Japanese soldier] with hardly a glance the members of the 40-man combat patrol continue the difficult climb up the steep side of Mt. Suribachi.](/internal/media/dispatcher/360942/thumbnail)
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